I Shall Be Free
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"I Shall Be Free" is a humorous, talking blues-style folk song by Bob Dylan that showcases his early satirical and free-associative lyrical style.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Shall Be Free No. 10 | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| album | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumType | studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | Bob Dylan discography ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Gospel Plow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
folk
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folk blues ⓘ talking blues ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Dylan satirical songs ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
political humor
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pop culture references ⓘ social satire ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
acoustic guitar accompaniment
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spoken-sung vocal delivery ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
comic monologue style
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first-person narrative voice ⓘ references to contemporary public figures ⓘ stream-of-consciousness lyrics ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Woody Guthrie
NERFINISHED
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talking blues tradition ⓘ |
| isOnSide | Side 2 of the album Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
free-associative
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humorous ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| partOf | early Bob Dylan repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer | John H. Hammond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | final track ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
I Shall Be Free No. 10